Politics & Economy audiobooks

Fractured

By: Jon Yates

Narrated by: Sid Sagar

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

‘An urgent manifesto for collective healing.’ David Lammy MP This landmark book tackles a deceptively simple idea: the more we spend time with people unlike ourselves, doing things together, the more understanding, tolerant, and even friendly we become. Combining fresh analysis with a wealth of fascinating... Read more

The Achilles Trap

By: Steve Coll

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 17 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book • Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker • Nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction

“Excellent . . . A more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about world politics, local power and his relationship to the United States than has been seen before.” —The New... Read more

Trade-Offs

By: Harold Winter

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an auto-narrated audiobook edition of this book. The highly engaging introduction to thinking like an economist, updated for a new generation of readers. When economists wrestle with any social issue—be it unemployment, inflation, healthcare, or crime and punishment—they do so impersonally. The big question for them is: what are the... Read more

For child migrants, desperate journey to freedom

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The boat trip from North Africa to Italy has ended in death and heartbreak for many migrants. It has been especially tough on children, many of whom come by themselves. In the second of a three-part Desperate Journey series from the Mediterranean, Malcolm Brabant is aboard a Doctors Without Border ship when one trip ends with promise of a new... Read more

Ill Winds

By: Larry Diamond

Narrated by: Larry Diamond

Length: 13 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

*Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award*

From America’s leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty

Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure democracy's future by understanding its past and by advising... Read more

THE MILLIONAIRE MINDSET : SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS, MAKE MONEY AND ATTRACT PROSPERITY DEVELOPING THE SAME HABITS AND THINKING OF MILLIONAIRES INCLUDING THE FAMOUS MIRACLE MORNING TECHNIQUE

By: Gregory Lucas

Narrated by: Leonard Leffler, DMS

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

First and foremost, I want to say a big congratulation to you for purchasing this book, you deserve a round of applause, you’re finally on your way to financial freedom.As humans, we all know that money is essential to being able to do some important things in life, things like buying a car, paying for your wedding ring, buying a house, paying... Read more

Get Money Do Good

By: J.D. Vermaas

Narrated by: J.D.Vermaas, Garry Vermaas, Jolyn Vermaas & Mar...

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Twelve Children. Four Countries. Two Capitalists. One Story.Disruptors, entrepreneurs, and unconventional do-gooders, Drs. Jodi and Garry Vermaas are not the people you would expect to parent twelve children. From the child-trafficking slums of Manila to the barren corners of China to the baggage compartment of a long-distance train to Mumbai,... Read more

Die Revolution ist fällig

By: Albrecht Müller

Narrated by: Klaus B. Wolf

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Bestsellerautor Albrecht Müller zeigt, dass und wie sich die Verhältnisse grundlegend verschlechtert haben. Die Revolution ist überfällig! Aber leider im Grundgesetz nicht vorgesehen … Der Idee nach haben wir eine schöne Demokratie, tatsächlich aber verhärtete Verhältnisse: Die Einkommen sind ungerecht verteilt. Große Vermögen in wenigen Händen... Read more

Disciples

By: Douglas Waller

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 16 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

“A fantastic book, one of the very finest accounts of wartime spookery” (The Wall Street Journal)—a spellbinding adventure story of four secret OSS agents who would all later lead the CIA and their daring espionage and sabotage in wartime Europe from the author of the bestselling Wild Bill Donavan.

They are the most famous and controversial... Read more

The Reunited States of America

By: Mark Gerzon

Narrated by: Jeff Hoyt

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: No

With a government held hostage by poisonous partisan gridlock, there has never been a greater need for changing our political process. The transpartisan movement offers hope for finding common ground.


Our country's motto is "E Pluribus Unam-"out of many, one"-but you'd never know it now, says activist Mark Gerzon. The United States seems... Read more

Electrify

By: Saul Griffith

Narrated by: David Marantz

Length: 7 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In Electrify, Saul Griffith lays out a detailed blueprint—optimistic but feasible—for fighting climate change while creating millions of new jobs and a healthier environment. Griffith's plan can be summed up simply: electrify everything. He explains exactly what it would take to transform our infrastructure, update our grid, and adapt our... Read more

The Secret World

By: Christopher Andrew

Narrated by: Clive Chafer

Length: 37 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The history of espionage is far older than any of today’s intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the most successful World War II intelligence agency, were completely unaware that their predecessors in earlier moments of national crisis had broken the... Read more

Constitutional Journal

By: Jeffrey St. John

Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

You are there, in 1787, at America’s constitutional convention, with the inside story that reads like a modern-day account of the secret proceedings in Philadelphia. Veteran print and broadcast journalist Jeffrey St. John “reports” each day’s proceedings, flavoring his dispatches with quotes from private correspondence and notes of the... Read more

The Making of a Democratic Economy

By: Marjorie Kelly & Ted Howard

Narrated by: Tiffany Williams

Length: 4 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Our economy is designed by the 1 percent, for the 1 percent. This book offers a compelling vision of an equitable, ecologically sustainable alternative that meets the essential needs of all people.

We live in a world where twenty-six billionaires own as much wealth as half the planet's population. The extractive economy we live with now enables... Read more

Goliath

By: Max Blumenthal

Narrated by: Richard Powers

Length: 22 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

In Goliath, New York Times bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine, painting a startling portrait of Israeli society under the siege of increasingly authoritarian politics as the occupation of the Palestinians deepens.Beginning with the national elections carried out during... Read more

Recycling the Future

By: Davis Truman

Narrated by: John Sullivan

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Recycling the Future explores how the circular economy offers a transformative solution for a sustainable future that grapples with mounting pollution and the escalating climate crisis. This groundbreaking book delves into the principles and practices of circularity, including rethinking waste, designing for reuse, and closing the loop on... Read more

Tomorrow Will Be A Good Day

By: Captain Tom Moore

Narrated by: Derek Jacobi

Length: 12 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

From his humble Yorkshire childhood, via the battlefields of Burma and the peaks of the Himalayas, to becoming the NHS and the nation's hero during Lockdown, Captain Tom Moore's story is a journey for all of us - brought to you by Penguin.

Who is Captain Sir Tom Moore?

You've seen him on the television walking the length... Read more

The Huey Long Murder Case

By: Hermann Deutsch

Narrated by: William Dupuy

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Originally published and copyrighted in 1963, this book is now in the public domain. It’s the true story of a Louisiana governor and U.S. senator who sought power — real power. Huey Long had plans to run against Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidency. Until an assassin sought to end that plan. It is said that Huey Long had designs on becoming... Read more

Inside Delta Force

By: Eric L. Haney

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 13 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

The inspiration for the hit television series The UnitDelta Force. They are the US Army’s most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won’t hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken readers inside—until now. Here, a founding member of Delta... Read more

The Political Game

By: John Thibault

Narrated by: John Thibault

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

In this book Thibault introduces us to the political "5-3-5 Framework" and the V3SM "V3 Story Model." No, this is not about cars but it will definitely ignite your engine and get you moving in the right direction.
The Political Game will take what used to be very complex, supercharge your policy engine and within 15 minutes if you can't nail an... Read more

Red State Uprising

By: Erick Erickson & Lewis K. Uhler

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Fed up with our arrogant federal government? Don’t want massive programs we don’t need and can’t afford? Then join the Red State Uprising! In his new book, RedState.com founder Erick Erickson clearly outlines what needs to change in Washington and what we can do locally to make it happen. Red State Uprising is not about anarchy or a... Read more

Exam Nation

By: Sammy Wright

Narrated by: Sammy Wright

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

Exams, grades, league tables, Ofsted reports. All of them miss the point of school and together they are undermining our whole approach to education.

What is school for? Drawing on his twenty years as a teacher, hundreds of interviews and his experience on the UK Government's Social Mobility Commission, head teacher... Read more

Witness to the Storm

By: Werner T. Angress

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 15 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

On June 6, 1944, Werner T. Angress parachuted down from a C-47 into German-occupied France with the 82nd Airborne Division. Nine days later, he was captured behind enemy lines and, concealing his identity as a German-born Jew, became a prisoner of war. Eventually, he was freed by US forces, rejoined the fight, and participated in the liberation... Read more

Has Anyone Seen the President?

By: Michael Lewis

Narrated by: Michael Lewis

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Michael Lewis goes to Washington!

Who better to shine a light into the shadows of the nation's capital in the age of Trump than the bestselling author of Liar's Poker and The Big Short?

In this audio investigation—unavailable in book form—Lewis narrates his 2018 report from Washington originally published in Bloomberg View. From inside the White... Read more